L L Koulsty

The horse shows a clear liking for Cork, where it has won 2 of 4 races at that course — a 50 per cent success rate that marks it out as a track specialist. That kind of pattern matters because it tells you where the yard should be aiming. Its most recent victory came at Naas six weeks ago, which means the horse is still active and being campaigned through the summer. The Curragh-based trainer John S O'Donoghue, who has sent out seven winners already this season, appears to be managing the horse's progress thoughtfully rather than throwing it in at the deep end.

The recent form reads 3-1-1-4-–-3 (most recent race first), which shows a third-place finish last time out after a win, a place, and another place before that. This is a horse that runs consistently and often finishes in the frame, which suggests it is genuine enough but still learning to put races away. At three years old, with three wins on the board and clear evidence of liking certain tracks, L L Koulsty has time on its side. It is the kind of horse that could easily find another couple of winners before the season ends.